plant-defense
Plant defense refers to the suite of physical, chemical, and molecular mechanisms that plants employ to detect and resist attack from pathogens, herbivores, and parasitic organisms. Understanding these defense pathways is central to plant biology, as they reveal how plants perceive threats and mount targeted immune responses despite lacking a mobile immune system. Research in this field drives advances in crop protection, offering strategies to engineer more resilient plants without relying solely on chemical pesticides.
Weaponizing nutrition: plants use a double strategy to fight herbiv...
Understanding how plants naturally defend themselves against insects could inspire new ways to pr...
CLE peptides in plant-biotic interactions.
Same molecular signals that help legumes team up with soil bacteria to naturally fertilize themse...
MEDIATOR25 integrates jasmonate signaling with specialized metaboli...
Madagascar periwinkle produces compounds used in childhood leukemia drugs, and understanding the ...
Structural innovation and flexibility in plant chemical defenses.
The bitter taste in your kale, the scent of your roses, and the itch from nettles all come from t...
Leaves in Transition: Single nuclei RNA sequencing provides insight...
Sorghum grain feeds hundreds of millions of people in Africa and Asia, and understanding exactly ...
Phytochemical profile, biological activities, and biotic stress fac...
The potato skins you might be peeling away and discarding are actually packed with protective com...
Plant-derived serine protease inhibitor peptides: in vitro antimicr...
Garlic and ginger already in your garden beds are quietly producing compounds that can slow the s...
Recent Discoveries in Mono- and Dinuclear Nonheme Iron Enzymes: Eme...
These iron enzymes are responsible for making the natural compounds that give plants their flavor...
Phenolic constituents from the roots of
Root phenolics are the hidden chemistry your garden plants use to defend themselves and influence...
